Shirt-box.



l C. C., WILSON.

SHIRT BOX APBLIOATIQNHLED APR. is, 1912.

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SHIRT-B OX.

1 ,Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

u Application filed April 13, 1912. Serial No. 690,592.

To all whomz't may Concern.'

. Be itknown that I, CLARENCE C. WILSON, a citizen Aof .the United vStates of America, residing at Bridgeport, Fairfield county, Connecticut, haveinvented anew and useful Improvement in Shirt-Boxes, of which the following is a specification. 4

My invention relates to a newand improved for immediate use, and the object vof my invvention rs to provide a means whereby a iirt may be placed in a protective covering shirt without Athe necessity of same from the box.

at the shirt factory for example, andv not removed therefrom, and exposed to -handling and consequent contamination, until it reaches the hand of the wearer.

lFurther objects'of my invention are to provide means' for observin the kind and` character of the material an one form of shirt box illustrating my inven- 4 is a side elevation vof the box. l

Similar numerals of reference indicate tion, the features4 thereof being more particularly4 pointed` out hereinafter in the claims. A

In the drawings' Figure l isa planqview from beneathof the blank showing the manner of constructing the box; Fig. 2 is a top' of the' box, size and shape of the Openings plan viewof the box made up; Fig. 3 is an end View of the'cufi'end of the box and Fig.

similar parts .throughout the several views.

The blank lshown in Fig. l comprises a top 5, a bottom 6, a straight edged'iiap 7, a curved edged Hap v8 with-securing' flanges 9 and securing tabs 10, 10. Thescorings "are indicated by dotted `v'lines'. A V-shaped opening l1 is shown in the top 5 (indicated by dotted lines) and is adapted to be cov ered by paralinedpaper 12,4Or othersuitshirt boxol'f'the kind adapted tor hold each a single shirt, starched and readyv able transparent material. designed to display the material of the shirt to, the purchaser so that' he coloryand character thereof. A star-shaped opening 13 is'shown in the bottom 6 .(indi cated bydotted lines) and is also adapted to be covered by paraliined paper or other suitable transparent material. designed to display the marks indicating slze, etc., of the garment. r r

` In Fig. V2 I have shown the'representation of a: coat and collar on the front or top of the `rbox about the V-shaped opening, to

l assist the purchaser in determining as to the appearance of the shirt lwhen 1n use. One end of thebox is bulged as. shownin Figs. 3A

' and 4t to'faccommodate the cuffs 4and prevent them from being crushed. The cuffs are generally starched and ironed :so that they do -notlie Hat .and hence extendabove the This Opening` is may observe the This openlng 1s plane ofjthe rest ofthe garment. `I obtain this bulge by providing a flap 8 at one end of the box, with a curved edge adapted to expand that end. of the box when in position,

the flanges 9 being turned inwardly-underv preventing displacement of The blank, formed as describedfisr made into a box by folding the same at thejscorings and securing edge. 14 to edge 15 by glue or other suitable securing means. 10 in `connection with aps '7' and 8 completely close -the'ends of the box.k The ends of the box maybe sealed if desired.

As it is'obviou's that the particular shape forming'peep holes thereinto and the location of said openings respectively, whether on the front or back of the box ispimmatef rial and may be-widely Varied without departing 4from the spirit of my invention, I do not restrict myself to such details further than the scope of the appended claims demand.

Vhat I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:` v l. A shirt box, having a top and a bot,` tom, a`.rectangular portion at one end, ay

The tabs l bulged portion at the other ond and a In testimony ivheifeof I hone-signed thiscurved-edge end-flap closing the bulged end. specification in the presence ofl two sub- 2. A shirt box, having u top and a bottom, scribng Witnesses. a rectangula portion at onek end, a bulged CLARENCE C. WLSON. 5 portion at the other end, a curved-edge end- Witnesses: ap closing the bulged v.end and flanges on LUomN T. WARNER, the flap adapted to be turned Within the box. ROBERT A. GIBNEY.' 

